Ask the builder: Fixing water-damaged drywall

Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:02 PM -0700

Q. A water line burst in our home and created a significant leak. We were home and able to contain most of the water, but quite a bit got through the floor, ruining the drywall ceiling in the basement. Is there an easy way to deal with water-damaged drywall? Can we just wait for it to dry and the...